Cedar Rapids IA

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Johnson County Board of Supervisors rejected a resolution affirming support for Fourth Amendment protections Thursday morning. Immigrant advocacy group Escucha Mi Voz says the resolution would protect employees from illegal search and seizure by immigration agents, only allowing arrests...

There's a new local shop to check out the next time you visit Cedar Rapids' Czech Village! 'I'll Meet You There' will officially open the second half of their business this week!

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) - State Highway 1 has been reopened after a crash occurred near Mount Vernon. State Highway 1 has been blocked due to a crash near Mount Vernon. The crash took place between US 30 and County Road E45 (Two miles north of Mount Vernon), impacting traffic in that area.

(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- An appeals court is upholding the sentence of a man from Cedar Rapids who fatally stabbed a woman after calling her a racial slur. Thirty-nine year-old Shane Teslik is serving a ten-year prison term after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Last year, a jury found Teslik...

MARION, Iowa — The City of Marion has launched a new program to help residents safely dispose of household batteries, partnering with the Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency to provide free drop-off sites. City officials say improper disposal of batteries can lead to fires, explosions and environmental...

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — A Quebec, Canada man is now charged in connection to a credit card skimming case, accused of putting two skimmers at registers at two Family Dollar stores in Cedar Rapids. The skimmers were removed on Dec. 2 from registers at 901 First Ave. SW and 1531...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Shane Teslik’s appeal to overturn his conviction in the 2023 fatal stabbing of Devonna Walker was not granted by the Iowa Court of Appeals Wednesday. Teslik is serving a 10-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter and disorderly conduct. A jury trial found Teslik guilty...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Court of Appeals is upholding the second-degree murder conviction against George Deason. Last year, a judge sentenced Deason, 54, to 50 years in prison. A jury found him guilty in the 2020 murder of his mother, 71-year-old Elsie Deason. Police said George Deason...

WEST BRANCH, Iowa — Several days after a massive series of crashes on Interstate 80, car parts and debris remain scattered along a six-mile stretch of roadway as crews continue cleanup and recovery efforts, state transportation officials said. The multi-vehicle collisions occurred Saturday amid rapidly deteriorating...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — A former server and bartender at the Eastern Iowa Airport is suing a restaurant operator over unfair pay for tipped workers. Tara Hill, of Linn County, filed the federal lawsuit on Dec. 12 against SSP America CID. The lawsuit alleges the restaurant operator broke federal and...